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One dated entry per day. When the official record shows nothing new, we say so rather than recycling old items.

The county upset-sale list fell to 543 records one day before the auction; only four Marple–Newtown records remain.

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Still pending

  • Final September 24 upset-sale list and sale results
  • Category-level explanation for tax-sale removals
  • September 24 Marple and Newtown Planning packets and meeting outcomes
  • September 22 Board of Elections motions and exact votes
  • Aqua taste-and-odor resolution notice and precise affected geography
  • School-board outcomes held for independent conflict review

Deadlines to track

  • September 24 morning: preserve the final upset-sale list and recheck Planning packets
  • September 24, 10 a.m.: Delaware County upset sale
  • September 24, 7 p.m.: scheduled Marple Planning Commission meeting
  • September 25: verify sale results and election-board outcomes

Aqua posted a three-county taste-and-odor notice, and Delaware County's upset-sale list fell to 777 records two days before the auction.

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Still pending

  • Aqua affected-system geography, complaint count and resolution notice
  • September 22 Board of Elections exact motions and votes
  • Newtown Municipal Authority September 21 outcomes and refinancing terms
  • Marple and Newtown September 24 Planning packets
  • September 24 upset-sale final list and results
  • MNSD September 22 agenda held pending independent conflict review

Deadlines to track

  • September 22: verify Board of Elections outcomes
  • September 23: recheck September 24 Planning packets
  • September 24, 10 a.m.: Delaware County upset sale
  • September 24, 7 p.m.: scheduled Marple Planning Commission meeting

Marple police reported no continuing threat after a large early-morning response in Broomall. The county upset-sale list fell by 555 records before Thursday.

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Still pending

  • Marple police follow-up on apparent swatting call
  • Marple September 24 Planning agenda and backup
  • Marple September 14 and MNSD August 25/September 8 outcome records
  • Newtown Municipal Authority September 21 motions and votes
  • County Council September 16 final motions and roll calls

Deadlines to track

  • September 21, 7 p.m.: Newtown Municipal Authority
  • September 22, 9 a.m.: Delaware County Board of Elections
  • September 23: Marple Planning packet recheck
  • September 24, 10 a.m.: Delaware County upset sale
  • September 24, 7 p.m.: Marple Planning Commission

Newtown Municipal Authority will consider $674,917.34 in bills, recurring payments and a bond-interest payment September 21. No new material countywide action found.

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Still pending

  • Newtown Municipal Authority September 21 motions and votes
  • Marple and Newtown September 24 Planning agendas
  • Marple September 14 and MNSD August 25/September 8 outcome records
  • County Council September 16 final motions and roll calls

Deadlines to track

  • September 21, 6 p.m.: Newtown Municipal Authority executive session listed
  • September 21, 7 p.m.: Newtown Municipal Authority public meeting
  • September 22, 9 a.m.: Delaware County Board of Elections
  • September 24, 10 a.m.: Delaware County upset sale
  • September 24, 7 p.m.: Marple and Newtown Planning Commission meetings

No new material action found

No new material local or countywide action found. Website editions published; upcoming election, tax-sale and planning deadlines remain under review.

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Still pending

  • Marple September 14 final motions and roll calls
  • MNSD August 25 and September 8 outcome records
  • County Council September 16 final motions and roll calls

Deadlines to track

  • September 22, 9 a.m.: Delaware County Board of Elections
  • September 24, 10 a.m.: Delaware County upset sale
  • September 24, 7 p.m.: Marple Planning Commission

No new material action found

No new material action found in the vote records reviewed. New records include the September 17 tax-sale revision and September 22 election-board agenda. Continuing county health follow-up leads both editions.

Still pending

  • Marple September 14 and County Council September 16 outcomes: not yet verified by this desk; no new roll calls reported.
  • County meningitis response: latest published update September 15; resolution not verified.

Deadlines to track

  • September 22, 9 a.m.: County Board of Elections, Council Room, Media.
  • September 24, 10 a.m.: county upset sale; check current list.
  • September 24: free naloxone distribution; confirm local hours.

No new material action found

No new material action found in the official records we monitor since the August 24 review. Pending items and upcoming deadlines below remain live.

Still pending

  • Marple data-center zoning ordinance — proposal, hearing pending.
  • Newtown draft comprehensive and strategic plans — draft, comment period open.
  • MNSD August 11 agenda actions — outcomes not yet verified.

Deadlines to track

  • August 27, 2026 — Marple Planning Commission review.
  • September 7, 2026 — Newtown comment deadline.
  • September 14, 2026 — Marple public hearing on the data-center ordinance.

Three items moved in the official record: a Marple data-center ordinance scheduled for hearing, Newtown draft plans opened for comment, and a set of school-district agenda motions whose outcomes are not yet verified.

Deadlines to track

  • August 27, 2026 — Marple Planning Commission review.
  • September 7, 2026 — Newtown comment deadline.
  • September 14, 2026 — Marple public hearing.